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Candidates are admitted to Jinan University according to the standards of Admission and Registration set by the University rules and regulations and in the limit of available seats without discrimination on the basis of gender, nationality, color or belief.

Admission Requirements:

To be admitted at Jinan University, students have to:

1- Hold the Lebanese high school degree in any branch, or its equivalent,

2- Pass the entrance exam according to the standards of Admission set by the relevant Faculty or Department,

3- Submit a complete file within the stated time,

4- Pay the application and examination fees.

Required Documents:

1- A certified photocopy of the Lebanese high school degree or its equivalent, issued by the Equivalence Committee at the Ministry of Education,

2- A certified photocopy of the Identity Card or Passport,

3- A certified photocopy of the transcripts for the last three high school years,

4- Two photographs,

5- An application duly filled with the corresponding fees paid,

6- A photocopy of the Residence Permit or Visa for foreign students,

7- A photocopy of the Bachelor Degree (BA or BS) or its equivalent for Master’s students,

8- Students transferring from another university or institution have to submit, in addition to the above required documents, certified photocopies of their degrees and transcripts.

Registration Procedure:

Upon receipt of their admittance letter, students should go to the Admission and Registration office:

1- Students should pay a deposit (to be specified by the University’s Financial Department according to each student’s major) at the bank designated by the University. This deposit will count toward a down-payment of the relevant semester’s fees,

2- Upon presentation of their bank receipts, students will be allowed to choose their courses with the approval of their respective Faculty Advisors, who will sign the registration forms, after ensuring that no schedule conflict will occur and that the chosen courses correspond to the required curricula,

3- Students should submit their registration forms to the Admission and Registration office where the minimum and maximum numbers of allowed courses are checked. The students will then get a copy of their registration forms,

4- Students should then refer to the Financial Department to collect their fee slips and schedule their payments,

5- Upon completion of the registration procedure, students should return to the Admission and Registration office to get their ID cards which will give them full authorized access to the campus and examination rooms.

Transfers from other Universities:

Students are allowed to transfer to Jinan University from another recognized higher educational institution, according to the following:

1- Satisfying the admission conditions of the University in general and the Faculty, to which the transfer is demanded in particular,

2- Having completed in their respective institutions 18 credits or one complete semester as a minimum,

3- Having a minimum cumulative average of 1.7 or 65%,

4- Being exempt from no more than 54 credits or the equivalent of 3 regular semesters,

5- Not being expelled from their institutions for disciplinary reasons,

6- Not having interrupted their education for more than six years.

The transferring students’ complete files are submitted to the Equivalence Committee at Jinan University, which will decide of the admission possibilities as well as the adequate major and level. Complete files will then be transferred to the relevant Faculty Dean who will decide the courses for which equivalence can be obtained. Such equivalence will only be granted when students have passing grades, related to each major’s curriculum.

Study Period for the Bachelor and Honors Degrees:

The academic year at Jinan is comprised of two regular semesters (Fall and Spring) and a third non-compulsory semester (Summer) which doesn’t count in the minimum required study period. The minimum required study period for a Bachelor Degree is three academic years whereas the maximum is six academic years.

The Honors degree necessitates a minimum study period of one academic year and a maximum of two.

Study Load:

The study load for one semester ranges from a minimum of 12 credits to a maximum of 18 which may be increased to 21 in some exceptional cases.

The minimum study load might be less than 12 credits in the case of students enrolled in the Intensive English Program or when the remaining number of credits before graduation is less than 12. Students are allowed to register up to a maximum of 21 credits in the following cases:

1- Having a semester or general cumulative average of 3.5 or (B+),

2- Graduating in the same semester,

3- Graduating in the following semester when the compulsory courses the student wants to register are not normally offered,

4- The maximum study load for a Summer semester is 9 credits. However, students with a semester or general cumulative average of 3.5 or (B+) or those who are graduating the same Summer semester, may be allowed to increase their load up to 12 credits.

Bachelor students are divided into three levels according to the number of registered credits:

1- First year (Sophomore): 0 – 36 credits

2- Second year: (Junior): 37 – 72 credits

3- Third year (Senior): 73 – 108 credits

Grading system:

Course grades are designated as follows:

Points	Notation	Symbol	Grade
4.0	Outstanding	A+	95-100
4.0	Outstanding	A	90-94
3.5	Excellent	B+	85-89
3.0	Very Good	B	80-84
2.5	Good	C+	75-79
2.0	Fair	C	70-74
1.5	Pass	D+	65-69
1.5	Pass	D	60-64
0.0	Fail	F	Less than 60

The passing grade is 60 or D.

Cumulative Average and Semester Average:

These two averages are calculated by multiplying every course’s points by the number of credit hours corresponding to that course and then by dividing the outcome by the cumulative number of all course credits.

The semester average is the average of the points of all registered courses by a given student in the corresponding semester. The cumulative average is the average of the points of all the courses registered up to the average calculation date.

Students whose average is 3.7 and above will have their names listed on the Honor Roll provided that their respective cumulative averages aren’t less than 2.0 and their course loads not less than 15 credits with no disciplinary sanctions in their respective academic records.

Academic Warnings and Dismissal:

Bachelor Period

Students with a cumulative average less than 2.0 at the end of their second or any following semester at Jinan University, will be given an Academic Warning and will have their study load decreased to the authorized minimum number of credits. However, in coordination with the Admission and Registration office and after approval of the Faculty’s Committee, the study load might be increased to a maximum of 15 credit hours, in the case of students graduating in the same semester.

Students that have received an academic warning must improve their academic standing within two semesters from the warning date by raising their cumulative average to a minimum of 2.0.

Should the students fail to do so, they will be expelled, with the exception of those already having 72 credits and provided that their cumulative average is not less than 1.5.

Should these students get a cumulative average inferior to 1.5, in any following semester, they will be dismissed without any prior warning.

Students dismissed for a low average may enroll in another major and will have the courses they passed counted toward the new major, provided that these courses correspond to the new program.

Honors Period

Students with a cumulative average inferior to 2.0 at the end of their second or any following semester at Jinan University, will be given an Academic Warning and will have their study load decreased to the authorized minimum number of credits. However, in coordination with the Admission and Registration office and after approval of the Faculty’s Committee, the study load may be increased to a maximum of 15 credits, in the case of students graduating in the same semester.

Students that have received an academic warning must improve their academic standing within two semesters from the warning date by raising their cumulative average to a minimum of 2.0.

Should the students fail to do so, they will be expelled, with the exception of those already having 18 credits and provided that their cumulative average is not less than 1.5.

Should these students get a cumulative average inferior to 1.5, in any following semester, they will be dismissed without any prior warning.

Students dismissed from a given major for a low average might enroll in another major and will have the courses they passed counted toward the new major, providing that the courses correspond to the new program.

Attendance Policy:

Students are required to attend all lectures, practicum and laboratory sessions, fulfill all research and sit for all examinations related to their registered courses. In case students absented themselves for more than 15% of the total number of classes, they will receive a warning from their respective instructors. Should their absenteeism rate exceed 20% of the total number of classes, students will be given a final warning by their respective Deans. And in case their absenteeism rate exceeded 25%, students will not be allowed to sit for final examinations and will thus be considered as having failed save for those, whose absence has been because of a disease or circumstances beyond control, such reasons being accepted by the Dean and the Admission and Registration office notified.

Repeating courses:

Students have to reregister for mandatory courses they have failed and in the case of optional courses they could register for another course in the framework of their academic plan. The grades of both courses will count towards the semester and cumulative averages.

Students are allowed to reregister only once for courses they passed with a grade less than a C, for the purpose of raising their semester or cumulative averages. In this case only the higher grade is taken into account and the number of credits are counted only once for the calculation of the average.

Withdrawal from Courses or Semesters:

Provided that their remaining credits aren’t less than the minimum allowed, students are permitted to withdraw from one or more courses within the first two weeks of a regular semester, or the first week of a summer semester, without having such withdrawal mentioned on the academic transcripts. Students are also allowed, within the appropriate time period, to transfer the fees paid for these courses to other courses or semesters or to get a 75% refund of the paid fees.

When students withdraw between the second and eighth semester of a regular semester, and between the second and fourth week of a summer semester, provided that their remaining credits aren’t less than the minimum allowed, such withdrawal will be mentioned on their respective academic transcripts. Withdrawal will be accomplished in conformity with the form adopted by the University and students will neither be allowed to get refund of the paid fees nor to cancel the payments due until the end of the semester.

In case of circumstances beyond control, students can submit to their respective Deans requests to withdraw from all registered courses at a maximum of two weeks before final examination dates in a regular semester and one week in a summer semester. Such withdrawal will be considered as an interruption period which will count toward the maximum study period allowed before graduation. Two weeks after the semester starts, students will not be allowed to get a refund of the paid fees.

General Rules and Regulations for behavior:

Students are adults, responsible for their behavior and their freedom is limited by the University’s Rules and Regulations, according to commonly accepted moral standards. The following, is a non-comprehensive list of behavior necessitating disciplinary sanctions:

1. Breaking the Lebanese Laws, the Rules and Regulations of Higher Education and the University’s Rules and Regulations,

2. Behaving rudely, offensively or disrespectfully toward any Faculty member, University staff or fellow student or intentionally causing harm to their persons or damage to their personal property,

3. Behaving rudely, offensively or disrespectfully toward individuals based on their gender, color, nationality or belief,

4. Causing disturbance in classrooms, laboratories, libraries or any of the University premises,

5. Causing intentional damage to the University buildings or property,

6. Misusing the University premises or property, or using them for purposes other than those they are intended for,

7. Inciting others to absent themselves from classes or not to fulfill their scheduled academic tasks and duties,

8. Violating examination rules and regulations or not observing the proctors’ instructions during exams,

9. Cheating, attempting or assisting others to cheat during examinations or in any research work,

10. Behaving immorally or indecently, both on campus and outside, in a way that might damage the University or its staff’s name and reputation,

11. Establishing or participating in any organization or association on campus without prior approval of the relevant academic authority,

12. Preaching political or ideological opinions through posters or leaflets without prior approval of the relevant academic authority.

Sanctions and Disciplinary Regulations:

Disciplinary regulations aim at preventing students from committing errors, violating rules or behaving inappropriately. Sanctions will be proportionate to the degree of violation, ranging from verbal warning to definitive dismissal from University.

Sanction Scale

1. Verbal warning,

2. Written warning,

3. Dismissal from the University for one week,

4. Exclusion from attendance in one course with an F grade for this said course,

5. Dismissal from the University for the whole semester,

6. Definitive dismissal from the University with the right to transfer to another higher education institution,

7. Definitive dismissal from the University with no right to academic register, report or certificate,

In some extreme cases, the appropriate sanction might be immediate dismissal from the University without prior warning.

Students, who infringe upon the rules and regulations for behavior, will be referred to the University Disciplinary Committee, who will examine the violation and hear all involved persons and then report to the President’s Office where the adequate disciplinary measure will be taken.

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Last update : Wednesday, 27. August 2008

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